Alessi in Great Britain.

Doogle167
Edited Date/Time 5/27/2015 1:51pm
Here are a few low quality pics of Alessi riding at a few tracks in Great Britain, 1st is from Brookthorpe, 2nd Cusses Gorse and 3rd was took at Apex earlier today. I think he's been over here about a week.





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jamma10 5/20/2015 8:40am
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For anyone in doubt, that top picture is 100% NOT photoshopped.














We really do get blue sky in the UK occasionally.
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Spydee 5/20/2015 8:41am
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Aww man Apex is my track! Did he hire out the place for himself? Because it's supposed to be open for the public today.
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burn1986 5/20/2015 8:49am
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Why is he over there, which race is he doing?
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jamma10 5/20/2015 8:50am
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burn1986 wrote:
Why is he over there, which race is he doing?
Racing the British GP this weekend and the French GP next weekend.

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Doogle167 5/20/2015 9:13am
5/20/2015 9:13am
Spydee wrote:
Aww man Apex is my track! Did he hire out the place for himself? Because it's supposed to be open for the public today.
No it was open to all the public, also GP rider Harri Kullas was there too.
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Excaliburbmx 5/20/2015 9:17am
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Good luck and have fun!!!
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jeffro503 5/20/2015 9:20am
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Man what a cool thing for Mike to do! I hope he does well and has a ton of fun! He's got kind of the coolest race schedule out of anyone on the planet this year. Some SX , Nationals , GP's and I think he's doing some Canada rounds too? And maybe some local stuff here and there too. That's pretty badass. Good luck Mike!
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Hut 5/20/2015 9:25am
5/20/2015 9:25am Edited Date/Time 5/20/2015 9:27am
Go Mikey!

+30 ? Just kidding I hope Mike does well over there, Looks like they will get another purchase for streaming out of me. We will be cheering from home. Cool
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mxer512 5/20/2015 9:33am
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top 20 if that ....of course after he gets the holeshot
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sende 5/20/2015 9:47am
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I think he will do well. Top 10 for sure.
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Cygnus 5/20/2015 9:56am
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Gonna go with 10-12 place. Hope he does better but that seems realistic to me.
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RY4N37 5/20/2015 10:02am
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I think Matterley is one of if not the best GP's he could've chosen to do. Track is probably the most like an AMA national track we get over here. I'm a fan of Mike and I hope he can show us how good he is outdoors. Wouldn't surprise me to see him right up the sharp end this weekend. Best of luck to him
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Hut 5/20/2015 10:10am
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I won't be surprised if he is top 5
Doogle167 5/20/2015 10:15am
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Would be good to see him holeshot and see how he does from there. However with this being his first proper test on the outdoor scene this year, against a field that has already raced 6 rounds I'm predicting around the 12th-15th mark.
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Motofinne 5/20/2015 10:18am
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Doogle167 wrote:
Would be good to see him holeshot and see how he does from there. However with this being his first proper test on the outdoor scene...
Would be good to see him holeshot and see how he does from there. However with this being his first proper test on the outdoor scene this year, against a field that has already raced 6 rounds I'm predicting around the 12th-15th mark.
I actually think he can make it to a 8-10 overall finish, and that would be great!
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KennyT 5/20/2015 10:50am
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Hut wrote:
I won't be surprised if he is top 5
I'm right there with you

I'm going with 2 top 3 starts and a 5-6 finish
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DownSouth 5/20/2015 11:35am
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I ain't seeing a top 5. Maybe the tail end of the top 10 if his starts are good.. Alessi has not raced anything but local races since he crashed out of Daytona close to 4 months ago. He is going to have a lot of stuff to deal with, unfamiliar track and competition, 2 days of racing, and getting a bike setup for GP conditions.
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Uncle Tony 5/20/2015 11:43am
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I was always an alessi fan, hope he does real well! Good luck

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THE mx addict 5/20/2015 11:46am
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Hut wrote:
I won't be surprised if he is top 5
KennyT wrote:
I'm right there with you

I'm going with 2 top 3 starts and a 5-6 finish
No way.
wired4speed 5/20/2015 12:27pm
5/20/2015 12:27pm
It's good to see Alessi racing a couple of GP's. Not a bad showing for a non-factory race team.
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Are lazers forbidden in the UK? Just askin...
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Lightning78 5/20/2015 12:32pm
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Flame me for saying this but I have a feeling that he will do better than RV (If RV is racing, Ive been out of the loop on that ) now I know it sounds ridonkulous but he will most definitely have a much better setup bike to go fast on comfortably. Whereas RV seems to want to still maintian a stiffer US Settion Alessi has always has a more Euro setup to his outdoor bikes I.E. softer suspension. My guess is that IF and only IF MA800 beats RV the ol #2 may just hang it up...lol kidding about that last part but Mikey is healthy RV is banged up as well.
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ATKpilot99 5/20/2015 12:43pm
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Lightning78 wrote:
Flame me for saying this but I have a feeling that he will do better than RV (If RV is racing, Ive been out of the...
Flame me for saying this but I have a feeling that he will do better than RV (If RV is racing, Ive been out of the loop on that ) now I know it sounds ridonkulous but he will most definitely have a much better setup bike to go fast on comfortably. Whereas RV seems to want to still maintian a stiffer US Settion Alessi has always has a more Euro setup to his outdoor bikes I.E. softer suspension. My guess is that IF and only IF MA800 beats RV the ol #2 may just hang it up...lol kidding about that last part but Mikey is healthy RV is banged up as well.
RV is not racing.
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gt80rider 5/20/2015 1:12pm
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DP#201 wrote:
Are lazers forbidden in the UK? Just askin...
The gift that keeps on giving year after year...
Motocross83 5/20/2015 1:18pm
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I think he'll get a good start and I think he'll like the circuit - so I reckon a top 10 certainly. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see him lead a few laps. Either way it's fantastic to have him over, another point of interest for sure.
roundtheoutside 5/20/2015 1:21pm
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I think a top 5 result is possible for him. There's no pressure on him like it was on RV. Wish him well
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YamaLink 5/20/2015 1:26pm
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A top 5 and clean racing would be a win-win. Did they allow Tony into country?
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Vitalmx would go up in smoke if he got on the box.
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jamma10 wrote:
For anyone in doubt, that top picture is 100% NOT photoshopped.














We really do get blue sky in the UK occasionally.
OCCASIONALLY!!!!!! Haha. I had 4 seasons weather in 4 minutes yesterday!! Spoke to my brother earlier and forecast is sunny Sat and poss showers on Sun.
Will be awesome to see how the 800 stacks up in a GP field. I think top 10 would be a fair result.
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deebrad 5/20/2015 1:55pm
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I was riding at Brookethorpe when he was there. He is a top guy and took the time to take photos with everybody there.

Obviously, the media need a 'bad guy', but him and his family were really nice and approachable.

I really hope he does well at the GP!

p.s. his bike looked and sounded so good Cool

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